Boppin' The Blues:Ricky Nelson.
Album - Ricky - #1 on BB Hot 200 on
IMPERIAL Records in 1957.
CHORUS:
F
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
F7
it must be goin' round.
Bb
All my friends are boppin' the blues and it
F
must be goin' round.
C F
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.
#2.
F Bb
Well, the doctor told me, boy, you don't need
F
no pills.
Bb
Yeah, that doctor told me, son, you don't need
F
no pills.
C Bb
Just a handful of nickels and a jukebox will cure
F
your ills.
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CHORUS:
F
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
F7
it must be goin' round.
Bb
All my friends are boppin' the blues and it
F
must be goin' round.
C F
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.
#3.
F
Well, the cat bug bit me..man I don't feel
F7
no pain.
Bb
Yeah, that Jitterbug caught me, man, I don't
F
feel no pain.
C Bb
I still love you, baby, but I'll never be the
F C
same, yeah.
(INTERLUDE:) F Bb F C F
CHORUS:
F
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
F7
it must be goin' round.
Bb
All my friends are boppin' the blues and it
F
must be goin' round.
C Bb F
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.
OUTRO:
F
Well, rock, bop, rhythm and blues..rock, bop,
rhythm and blues, baby.
Bb F
Rock, bop, rhythm and blues..rock, bop,
rhythm and blues, baby.
C Bb F
Rhythm and blues, it must be goin' round.
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.